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A Q&A from Nicole Glaros, Partner and Chief Product Officer at TechStars, and David Slayden, associate professor at the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Media, Communication and Information & executive director of IXDMA, a graduate degree program.

Qualify, a Boulder startup, won the $10,000 Esprit Challenge prize for its college dating application. The challenge, sponsored by the Boulder Chamber of Commerce, is an annual contest of Boulder entrepreneurs that started with 14 contestants.

This is the golden opportunity of the fall for NVC teams to quickly connect with as many mentors as possible. Think NVC speed-dating! Participants will rapidly move from one mentor to another and have informal, yet guided chats to help better develop potential fits. Hosted by our partners at the amazing Galvanize Boulder, this event is a "can't miss" for teams looking for a mentor.

This could be you. Are you innovative? An entrepreneur? Have an idea you want to develop? Interested in startups? Come be a part of the legacy of entrepreneurship, collaboration, and FUN that is the NVC. Register for NVC9 now!

What’s one way to cut a car’s weight by 50 percent and improve fuel efficiency by up to 40 percent? Make it out of carbon fiber instead of steel. What if everyone had access to such a vehicle? Chris Kaffer, co-founder and CEO of Denver startup Mallinda, believes his company’s reusable carbon-fiber composite can help make that future a reality.

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What is the New Venture Challenge?

The New Venture Challenge (NVC) is CU Boulder’s cross-campus entrepreneurship championship. It is an entrepreneurial flight simulator, giving folks in the CU Boulder community a chance to explore starting a business while learning about the process through events, workshops and mentors.

Work on your idea and build your team in the fall. Check out the weekly Ideas Launcher (formerly nLab) co-working sessions at Spark and many of the on campus events to work on your ideas and learn more about entrepreneurship. The competition culminates in April with the NVC Finals.